Sheffield United v Watford, 26 December 2019

Score1-1
RefereeDavid Coote
CompetitionPremier League
VenueBramall Lane
Attendance30,222

View Sheffield United v Watford head to head

Kick-off was delayed by ten minutes to 3.10pm due to 'operational issues'. Premier League Head to Head Played: 4 Sheffield United won: 2 Drawn: 2 Watford won: 0 Sheffield United scored: 3 Watford scored: 1 Sheffield United had now lost one of their last five home league games against Watford (won three).

1 Sheffield United

Manager: Chris Wilder

1 Watford

Manager: Nigel Pearson

Goals:

Oliver Norwood penalty 36 P

Goals:

Gerard Deulofeu 27 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Dean Henderson
Defender John Egan
Defender Jack O'Connell
Defender/Midfielder George Baldock
Defender/Midfielder Chris Basham
Defender/Midfielder Enda Stevens
Midfielder John Fleck
Midfielder John Lundstram
Midfielder Oliver Norwood
Forward Ollie McBurnie
Forward David McGoldrick

Starting lineup:

Ben Foster Goalkeeper
Craig Cathcart Defender
Christian Kabasele Defender
Adrian Mariappa Defender
Nathaniel Chalobah Defender/Midfielder
Kiko Femenía Defender/Midfielder
Etienne Capoue Midfielder
Will Hughes Midfielder
Ismaïla Sarr Midfielder/Forward
Troy Deeney Forward
Gerard Deulofeu Forward

Substitutions:

Lys Mousset for Ollie McBurnie 63

Substitutions:

Roberto Pereyra for Ismaïla Sarr 46
Andre Gray for Troy Deeney 80
Craig Dawson for Nathaniel Chalobah 89

Cards:

Cards:

Craig Cathcart 46 Y
Gerard Deulofeu 74 Y
Nathaniel Chalobah 88 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Michael Verrips
Defender/Midfielder Phil Jagielka
Midfielder Muhamed Bešić
Midfielder/Forward Luke Freeman
Midfielder/Forward Callum Robinson
Forward Lys Mousset
Forward Billy Sharp

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes
Defender Craig Dawson
Midfielder Tom Dele-Bashiru
Midfielder Roberto Pereyra
Midfielder/Forward Domingos Quina
Forward Andre Gray
Forward Isaac Success

Comments:

League position: 6th Sheffield United had now lost four of their opening 19 games of this Premier League season (won seven); only in 2012-13 (one) and 2016-17 (three) both in League One had they lost fewer games at this stage of a league season since their 2005-06 League Championship promotion campaign. The Blades had now lost one of their last 12 games in the Premier League (won five). United started this game in fifth position in the Premier League table; the highest position a newly-promoted team had been on a Christmas Day since Ipswich Town (fifth) in 2000-01.

Comments:

League position: 19th Watford had now kept clean sheets in two of their 20 away games in the Premier League in 2019; only Tottenham Hotspur (one) had now kept fewer of the teams in the division throughout the year. Since their return to the Premier League in the 2015-16 season, only Arsenal (27) had now conceded more goals from penalties in the division than the Hornets (22). Since moving to Vicarage Road in January 2018, Gerard Deulofeu had now scored 14 goals in the Premier League; more than any other Watford player.

1 Sheffield United

Manager: Chris Wilder

Goals:

Oliver Norwood penalty 36 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Dean Henderson
Defender John Egan
Defender Jack O'Connell
Defender/Midfielder George Baldock
Defender/Midfielder Chris Basham
Defender/Midfielder Enda Stevens
Midfielder John Fleck
Midfielder John Lundstram
Midfielder Oliver Norwood
Forward Ollie McBurnie
Forward David McGoldrick

Substitutions:

Lys Mousset for Ollie McBurnie 63

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Michael Verrips
Defender/Midfielder Phil Jagielka
Midfielder Muhamed Bešić
Midfielder/Forward Luke Freeman
Midfielder/Forward Callum Robinson
Forward Lys Mousset
Forward Billy Sharp

Comments:

League position: 6th Sheffield United had now lost four of their opening 19 games of this Premier League season (won seven); only in 2012-13 (one) and 2016-17 (three) both in League One had they lost fewer games at this stage of a league season since their 2005-06 League Championship promotion campaign. The Blades had now lost one of their last 12 games in the Premier League (won five). United started this game in fifth position in the Premier League table; the highest position a newly-promoted team had been on a Christmas Day since Ipswich Town (fifth) in 2000-01.

1 Watford

Manager: Nigel Pearson

Goals:

Gerard Deulofeu 27 G

Starting lineup:

Ben Foster Goalkeeper
Craig Cathcart Defender
Christian Kabasele Defender
Adrian Mariappa Defender
Nathaniel Chalobah Defender/Midfielder
Kiko Femenía Defender/Midfielder
Etienne Capoue Midfielder
Will Hughes Midfielder
Ismaïla Sarr Midfielder/Forward
Troy Deeney Forward
Gerard Deulofeu Forward

Substitutions:

Roberto Pereyra for Ismaïla Sarr 46
Andre Gray for Troy Deeney 80
Craig Dawson for Nathaniel Chalobah 89

Cards:

Craig Cathcart 46 Y
Gerard Deulofeu 74 Y
Nathaniel Chalobah 88 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes
Defender Craig Dawson
Midfielder Tom Dele-Bashiru
Midfielder Roberto Pereyra
Midfielder/Forward Domingos Quina
Forward Andre Gray
Forward Isaac Success

Comments:

League position: 19th Watford had now kept clean sheets in two of their 20 away games in the Premier League in 2019; only Tottenham Hotspur (one) had now kept fewer of the teams in the division throughout the year. Since their return to the Premier League in the 2015-16 season, only Arsenal (27) had now conceded more goals from penalties in the division than the Hornets (22). Since moving to Vicarage Road in January 2018, Gerard Deulofeu had now scored 14 goals in the Premier League; more than any other Watford player.